Inge Auerbacher’s childhood was as happy and peaceful as any
other German child’s- until 1942. By then the Nazis were in
power, and because her family was Jewish, she and her
parents were sent to the Terezin concentration camp in
Czechoslovakia. Inge was seven years old.

The Auerbacher’s defied death for three years and were
finally freed in 1945. Through words and poetry, Inge tell’s
her harrowing story, and how they carried strength and
courage of will that allowed them to survive. Yet, rather than imparting bitterness, she manages to
convey to young readers her hope for humanity as her story
unfolds through the eyes and memories of a young girl. Her
hope and courage, in spite of the hardships she endured in
those years, are proof that the joy in life cannot be kept
out of even the darkest places.

Some Reviews:“Deeply moving and true….I cannot think of any book on
this topic which I could recommend for this age group as I
do this book.”Bruno Bettelheim

Inge’s
second book, Beyond The Yellow Star to America, carries the
reader into her world as an immigrant in America at once
dealing with her own psychological and physiological growing
up and the real, external world of being an outsider to
American culture.

The Auerbacher family settles in Brooklyn, New York. Inge,
who is now eleven is imprisoned again. This time instead of
the Nazi storm troopers the enemy is within her own body.
She is confined to a hospital ward for children with
tuberculosis, a disease that was rampant in the
concentration camps during the Holocaust.

This is a story of rare courage, determination and love.
Told in her own words, it follows Inge’s journey as she
fights for many years to survive a deadly disease and the
great emotional pain associated with this great battle. She
never gives up and earns a degree in Chemistry from Queens
College, working for many years in medical research and
clinical work.

“…The book "Beyond The Yellow Star to America" must be
required reading, especially for all high school students…”Sister Rose Thering, O.P., PhD. Educator
and Humanitarian, fighter for Christian-Jewish relations.
(Deceased)“This is a first rate, moving autobiographical account of
life as a refugee and what it takes to step beyond past pain
and create a meaningful life…A truly wonderful complement to
the "Diary of Anne Frank.”VOYA Magazine.

Awards:
New York Public Library 1996 Choice- Books for the Teenage
Reader

The
true story of the DeSaussure twins of Brooklyn who, on the
wings of the PAL (Police Athletic League) changed the lives
of thousands of young African-American girls and other
minority youngsters in New York City.

1945 Brooklyn, New York in the Bedford-Stuyvesant
neighborhood. Post WWII euphoria, nostalgia, the PAL, and
interracial relations as they really were as told by
pioneering Black track stars.
This is their warm story of their religious home life (Papa
was a minister), their mixed neighborhood, their athletic
triumphs and heartbreaking defeats. The book includes
historical background of the famed PAL. Inge Auerbacher has
been a close friend of the twins for many years.

“I enjoyed reading Running Against the Wind…it reveals
how the DeSaussure twin girls used the vehicle of the PAL to
enter the wider world outside of Bed-Stuy…”Benjamin Ward, Commissioner (Ret.) New
York City Police Department

As part of his
doctoral research, Albert Schatz, a twenty-three year-old
graduate student at Rutgers University in New Brunswick,
New Jersey, diligently worked alone in a basement
laboratory to find an antibiotic against tuberculosis. In
October of 1943, Schatz discovered streptomycin. But his
professor, Selman Waksman, took the credit, relegating
Schatz to the footnotes of history .Over fifty years later,
German-- born Inge Auerbacher read an article that named
Schatz as co-discoverer of this drug. As a young Jewish
girl during World War II, Auerbacher was a prisoner at the
Terezin concentration camp in Czechoslovakia. She was
diagnosed with tuberculosis during her imprisonment and was
able to receive the life-saving streptomycin after her
immigration to America. Auerbacher contacted Schatz in
1997, compelled to offer him gratitude for the scientific
research that saved her life. She learned of the controversy
surrounding the discovery of streptomycin and Schatz’s
ultimate recognition for his work . As a result of their
friendship, they decided to co-author this book. “Finding
Dr. Schatz” is their powerful true story –told in their own
words – of a scientist who changed the world and a woman who
lived because of it.

Review:I stayed up last night and read your book cover to
cover and was delighted with what you have done with the
Albert Schatz story. I also enjoyed learning more about his
personal life during the time of his great discovery. You
are to be congratulated on a fine contribution to the cause.

I was also
pleased to read the abstract from the paper that I sent to
you. I feel honored to be included in your work.Ross Tucker, MD,
The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN